Building a Green Community

Building a Green Community

Sharing things with your neighbors will save you money and time, and it can make your community stronger. Read about starting co-ops, sharing goods, talking to people about tough issues, and other green ideas.

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Greening School Fundraisers

Normal school fundraisers sell magazines and candles that aren't green. But, a school fundraiser can support the earth, too.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy

7 DIY Cooperatives at Home

Bring your community together and aid elders, children, and pets.
By Green America

These Banks Invest In Community

Banks can be daunting, anonymous institutions. But community investment institutions take their clients by the hand to make the world a better place, together.
By Julia John

Nicky Schauder and her children working on the garden in their front yard in Herndon, Virginia. Photo by Danielle Lussier Photography.

Lawn vs. Garden: How To Stand Up To Your HOA For A Healthier Yard

When your HOA or neigborhood puts pressure on residents to have lawns, you can become an advocate for your climate victory garden.
By Eleanor Greene

Two people running on a sidewalk at Buffalo Baou Park in Houston, Texas. Photo from City Park Alliance

Access to Green Space is an Environmental Justice Issue

Being in nature is a health activity, even if it’s just sitting on a park bench. Urban populations, especially Black and Brown communities, don’t often get equal access to green space. These organizations are working to change that.
By Sytonia Reid

As part of a 2012 project, seniors at Sipaulovi Development Corporation in Arizona restore the terrace gardens and a spring, which had been used in the past by Hopi family members, for planting squash, mint, tobacco, and other herbs on the mesa. Photo from Sipaulovi Development Corporation and First Nations Development Institute.

Native Growers Decolonize Regenerative Agriculture

Native American producers have long been left out of the agricultural conversation. Now that regenerative agriculture is trending, these growers show that caring for full ecosystems isn’t a new idea, it’s deeply traditional.
By Eleanor Greene

Keeanna Barber of WDB Marketing holds signs that say "Don't destroy our Black Business" and "Black Owned Business" that she printed at her shop.

The Real-Life Costs of Economic Racism

When people of color lack access to financial services, their schools, housing, and businesses are affected. Delegate Jazz Lewis of Maryland details the economic repercussions for constituents like his.
By Asher Weinstein

A Black mother and daughter embrace. Photo via Stocksy.

How We Heal from Here

Telling the truth about history, apologizing, and paying long-owed debts are the start of healing and reparations for Black Americans.
By Sytonia Reid

From Poor People’s Campaign, we Must Do MORE tour in North Carolina, September 2019. Photo courtesy of the Poor People's Campaign.

Defunding Dystopia, Reimagining Peace

We hear the term “tax dollars at work,” but at work for whom? Visionary activists are working for an America where race and class aren’t barriers.
By Sytonia Reid

a picture of the statue of liberty tied to a pile of money

Out of the Loop: Exposing Corporate Power

Corporations take advantage of tax loopholes to get rich while the rest of us... well, don’t.
By Mary Meade

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Uncrustables Go Non-GMO

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids. Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

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Amazon – Respect all workers’ rights!

Amazon has NO publicly available information on its chemical management policy for its own apparel brands or for any textiles sold on its website.

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Don’t Discount Our Future, Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe's needs to answer for its poor labor and climate practices and lack of transparency. Join us in holding them accountable!

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Text: One Child Laborer is Too Many Image: chocolate bar with child silhouette Topic: child labor in chocolate

End Child Labor in Cocoa

Join Green America and our partners in calling on the world’s ten biggest chocolate companies, including Hershey, Godiva, Mars, and Nestle, to finally put an end to child labor in cocoa and an end to deforestation!

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